U.S. Buildup And Russian Aggression

A little blurb in the Feb. 3 paper stated that our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president is proposing $3.4 billion in military spending in Europe in part to counter Russian aggression [News Briefing, "Obama To Propose $3.4B For Military In Europe"]. What's puzzling is this is coming from a man who helped overthrow the government of Libya and is trying to do the same to Syria. In addition, he presided over a U.S.-backed coup in the Ukraine. There's even talk about sending troops again back into Iraq, which the U.S. overthrew in 2003. With this track record, how can he talk with a straight face about Russian aggression?

This announcement appears to be nothing more than a gift, again, to the arms industry in the U.S. I wonder how the citizens of Flint, Mich., feel about such an expenditure?